St. Louis County Council

The Bel-Nor Democrat spoke about the county’s budget problems and an uproar over the county animal shelter on the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.

The council voted 6 to 1 to express no confidence in Kanika Cunningham’s leadership of the county animal shelter.

A report from the council’s ethics committee accuses Dr. Kanika Cunningham of mismanaging the shelter and recommends that a vote of no confidence be held.

The Democratic county executive is facing charges related to a mailer sent out regarding Proposition B, which would have allowed the county council to fire his department heads.

All four Democrats on the council, along with Republican Dennis Hancock, voted against the resolution.

The Democratic official is accused of illegally using county funds to campaign against a measure that would have given the St. Louis County Council the power to dismiss department heads.

Animal Protective Association leadership and county employees testified before the council in an ongoing investigation of the struggling shelter.

The Missouri state auditor’s office looked into the St. Louis County prosecutor’s office after the county council pushed for an investigation to discover any waste, fraud and abuse. County Prosecutor Melissa Price Smith had asked for an audit earlier.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office is investigating the county executive’s use of public funds to mail out pamphlets about Proposition B before the April election.

The organization has 18 months to submit its site development plan for the intersection of Benham and Redman Roads to the Planning Commission.